Boisbriand

Boisbriand (French pronunciation: [bwabʁijɑ̃]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, at the entrance of the Lower-Laurentides in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.

In September 1683, Louis XIV, King of France handed over to the soldier and seigneur Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand a vast territory located north of the Rivière des Mille Îles.

In 1740, Marie-Thérèse Dugué de Boisbriand [fr], daughter of Michel-Sidrac, was actively involved in the colonization of the territory.

The brothers Joseph, François and Jean Charbonneau, settled near Grande-Côte, north of Île de Mai [fr].

Around 1750, a seigneurial manor was built by her daughter Suzanne de Langloiserie of Blainville near Grande-Côte, where Highway 15 passes today.

About fifteen years later, the first public roads were built, including Curé-Labelle Boulevard, which was called "the Grand Line" at the time.

There were several reasons for this decision: the bearing capacity of the soil, which is made up of solid rock located at shallow depths, the proximity of the new Highway 15 and a main railway line.

On October 12, 1965, the inauguration of GM's Quebec plant took place, on the current site of the Faubourg Boisbriand shopping center.

In 1969, the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest was required to give up a significant portion of its territory while the Government of Canada expropriated a large tract of land for the development of the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, which would be designated as Mirabel.

Some members of council suggested that the project be put under consideration, but Councillor Roussel objected vigorously and asked for a vote.

Boisbriand city hall